What do Mike Holmes and Duvanco Homes have in common? QUALITY It's why we've recommended them to our own Family and Friends. So it's no surprise to us that Mike Holmes picked them as a Mike Holmes Approved Builder. What is a Mike Holmes Approved Builder? BETTER INSPECTIONS A HOLMES Approved Home undergoes a series … Read more
The Minister of Finance announced on Monday new Canadian mortgage rules effective October 17, 2016. The new rules will impact high ratio buyers – those with less than 20% down payment. Other rule changes are expected to follow so stay tuned for details as the unfold. Currently a home buyer with less than 20% … Read more
Tara and Tom hit the links with their good friends Scott and Michelle Tracze for a fun round of golf at the Beautiful Bay of Quinte Golf Club. We’re not sure exactly what the score was at the end of the round but it was one heck of a fun day! Check out Bay of … Read more
The 8th annual Royal LePage National Garage Sale for Shelter Event raised $215,000 which made the event another HUGE success! Thank you to everyone who volunteered, sponsored and shopped for gently used treasures at this year’s National Garage Sale for Shelter. This event has now raised nearly $2.5 million dollars in support of women’s shelters across … Read more
Spain has been seeing an exodus over causing entire towns to become abandoned. Three trends have come together causing this vacancy. 1. Elderly mortality on the rise. 2. Birthrate showed a dramatic reduction. 3. The economic crisis in the area caused people to simple abandon homes. The end result is more that an entire village … Read more
We at Team Tara Lyons are honored to have been a part of the 10th Belleville Rotary AIDS Poker Walk. More than $700,000 has been raised and the proceeds will fund international and local initiatives by participating Rotary Clubs and NGOs to win the war on HIV/AIDS through education, prevention, treatment, support for orphans, surviving guardians and people … Read more
For our 2015’s Flavours of Fall Festival, we had a dog costume contest and of course, our chili cook-off. Everyone had a great time watching the dogs & tasting the chilis. We would like to thank all the people who came and made our Flavours of Fall Event a fantastic one! Thank you for being … Read more
Here’s how the market work out in October for the local companies. Ever wonder if one brokerage makes a difference over another. This should help answer that questioner you. Royal Lepage ProAlliance Realty, Brokerage, sells more than 59% of the homes in the Belleville Market. More than double any other competitor. That’s why Team Tara … Read more
Please join us at Empire North(360 Pinnacle St.) for the Annual Belleville Santa Claus Parade in Downtown Belleville! The parade has a new route this year due to the construction in downtown Belleville and will be heading down Pinnacle St, instead of Front St. Join us at 4:00PM, Sunday, November 15th, 2015 to grab a … Read more
General Admission Standing Tickets: $30.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee VIP Reserved Seating Tickets: $50.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee General Admission Weekend Passes Available: $95.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee VIP Weekend Passes Available (includes a GA Ticket for Thursday): $135.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee BUY SATURDAY JULY 25TH … Read more
General Admission Standing Tickets: $35.00 plus HST and Ticketbreak Service Fee VIP Reserved Seating Tickets: $55.00 plus HST and Ticketbreak Service Fee General Admission Weekend Passes Available: $95.00 plus HST and Ticketbreak Service Fee VIP Admission Weekend Passes Available for Friday & Saturday plus Thursday GA Tickets: $135.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee BUY … Read more
General Admission Standing Tickets Only – $45.00 Plus HST and Ticketbreak Service Fee Weekend GA Standing Tickets – $95.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee Weekend GA for Thursday plus VIP for Friday, Saturday – $135.00 plus HST plus Ticketbreak Service Fee BUY THURSDAY JULY 23rd TICKETS HERE! BUY WEEKEND PASSES HERE!
Here’s a little fun from the Canada Day festivities in Zwick’s Park. We hosted the pie eating contest this year. We went through 16 pies weighing in at about 30 pounds. The kids finished each round in about 2 minutes. The adults had it a little harder with larger pies, it took them about … Read more
This picture of the team “Freeze,” a girl’s softball team made up of princesses ages 4 and 5, was posted online by photographer Betsy Gregory. Betsy Gregory was both the team’s coach and photographer as well as the mother of one of players. That gave her an opportunity to do something really fun. All the girl’s … Read more
I am pleased to announce another step forward in our efforts to help abused women and their children find help. The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation has been named a national partner in Sheltersafe.ca — a new online resource managed by the Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses — along with RBC Foundation. Any … Read more
Our Team was awarded TOP 5% of Royal Lepage Realtors in our Area. I also received the Lifetime Award of Excellence achieving top 10% for 10 of the last 14 years. What a great year 2014 was and all I can say for myself and my team is THANK YOU to all my clients who … Read more
The owners of the world’s most expensive houses are no doubt the same people who are on the list of the world’s richest and they’ve got the real estate to prove it. Here’s the countdown! 5. 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens – London Value: $222 million Located on London’s Billionaires Row, 18-19 Kensington sits alongside the home of … Read more
So you were painting your living room or bedroom, and oops! You have a big puddle of paint slowly seeping into your beautiful new carpet! No Problem, just follow these steps. 1. Cut two pieces of cardboard from a box. Use the edges of the cardboard to gather the paint. 2. Then use the pieces to … Read more
Another great start to the year for Royal Lepage ProAlliance in Belleville. Showing 60.03% market share, we’re so proud of this company.
You can only imagine how the view would look from these pictures but the new Manhattan penthouse will run a cool $95 million and tower above even the Empire State Building. The penthouse will have views of most of Manhattan including Central Park, and the Hudson River. The panoramic will be enhanced with massive 10 x … Read more
I’m sure many of you have noticed that the Royal Lepage Proalliance Kiosk has moved to a new location. We are now in front of Winners! So take moment and drop by, check out the homes for sale and say hi to your friendly neighbourhood Realtor®.
The Belleville real estate market is starting to heat up for the spring. You may be one of the many people out there who have decided to take the plunge and become a homeowner, or maybe you are looking to sell your home. You may be thinking about going the route of a private sale of … Read more
We had our first customer appreciation event of 2015 last weekend and it was lots of fun! This year’s movie was “How To Train Your Dragon 2” and everyone who came enjoyed a complimentary ticket, drink & popcorn. We’re so happy to see lots of people & that our annual movie event is once again … Read more
Looks like the numbers are in for 2014 and once again Royal Lepage ProAlliance Realty, Brokerage had a great year. The chart shows the market share of each company in the Belleville area and Royal Lepage had a 54.99% market share. That’s more than 50% of the market based on homes sold. Amazing. Team Tara Lyons also … Read more
What a great year! Now it’s Christmas time and we can all relax a little and have some fun. I hope that your holiday season is as full of laughs as we had while making this video. Here’s to an exciting 2015, we love being “Your Real Estate Source” and have appreciated every referral sent … Read more
Inspired by the success of the previous years, the Boathouse Seafood Restaurant is having their 6th Annual Breakfast with Santa & his elves again this coming Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014! It’s going to be a great morning where kids & kids at heart have fun with Santa and his elves and enjoy a great breakfast! … Read more
We had a chance to stop by The Hot Dog Factory for lunch. Can I just say it was amazing. We had the The Italian Job and The Tijuana. Both were great.
Have you ever been embarrassed due to an opened fly? Put an end to an often slipping zipper. Look for a split ring that is the size of a small coin and insert this on the zip holder. As you pull the zipper to a close, fasten the ring on to the pant’s button to … Read more
Are you in a hurry to cook dinner for two but only got a small microwave oven? Relax! Instead of putting only one bowl at a time in your small microwave oven, why not put two? How? Simply put a bowl on top of a microwave-safe mug to save an extra space for another bowl … Read more
Instead of throwing away retail hangers that go with the clothes you buy, why not recycle and reuse the clips that go with them? Simply break off the clips on both ends and voila, you now have instant chip clips you can use either for sealing opened snacks or for hanging clothes on the line. … Read more
If you are in a hurry and got no time to iron, toss in your clothing to the dryer with 2-3 ice cubes and run the dryer for 5-10 minutes in the highest setting. Due to the heat, the ice cubes will melt and create a steam. It’s like using a steam iron without requiring … Read more
The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) Toronto announced the winner of the 22nd CEO Award of Excellence in Public Relations and it’s our very own Phil Soper, President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Lepage Real Estate Services. Yay! Phil! Mr. Soper’s pursuit of his company’s vision and his ability to communicate it the country … Read more
Buying your first home can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to financing. Finding the right mortgage is more than just shopping for rates. Aside from helping you find the perfect home, we are committed to help you choose a mortgage that fits your total financial situation and connect you to the right contacts, saving you … Read more
The mortgage rules are change again Belleville and here’s what you need to know: • You will need a bare minimum of 5% down payment and can NO longer use any cash back arrangement for your down payment. • You will now only be able to amortize your mortgage for a maximum of 25 years … Read more
It’s the time of year and it’s going to feel a lot like Christmas really soon. The Belleville Santa Claus Parade 2014 is coming to town on the night of November 16th. We’ll be taking donations at the Royal Lepage Building for the Gleaner’s Food Bank and handing out free hot chocolate while supplies last. … Read more
Mark Rashotte of Royal Lepage ProAlliance and the Empire Threatre was to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Mark accepted in memory of Larry Farrar who was one of our own at Royal LePage that we lost a few years ago to this terrible disease. Donate at www.ALS.ca Mark has nominated @Kevin Cochrane, @Kent … Read more
When buying a house, location & neighboourhood is as important as the house itself. Here are a few tips to help you decide which neighbourhood is perfect for you.
Our Flavours of Fall event was held last October 4th at Empire Square Downtown Belleville. We had the Chili Cook off and the Pie Eating Contest. The event was great and we had lots of fun. Can’t wait for next year’s Flavours of Fall Event! Here are a few of our photos:
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Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty invites everyone to enjoy a free Public Skate on Family Day. Where: Rink A – Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre, Belleville When: February 17, 2014 – Monday – 2:30 to 4:00 P.M.
We love CFB Trenton. This weekend Paratroopers of the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre opened their training towers to raise funds for the United Way of Quinte. For a mere $5 donation we were able to jump from the 10-metre tower like we were real paratroopers or rappel down the 20-metre tower! Our military serves … Read more
We had a chance to visit the Tyendinaga Caves and Caverns just east of Belleville. We had a blast and the caves are amazing! Here’s a little video followed by some of the pictures. Make sure you check them out at their website. http://tyendinagacaves.blogspot.ca/
Here’s some of the highlights we saw at the Waterfront Festival Belleville this year. Ultimate Air Dogs Canada Competitions contest was incredibly fun, if anyone saw little Decoy the pup doing his best to keep up with the big DAWGS, you’ll know why we liked it so much. They had a new contest at this years festival, … Read more
My wife and I recently retired from the Canadian Forces, and with our daughters no longer at home, we decided to start making plans to purchase our retirement home. Although we were familiar with the selling process, having been posted several times across Canada, this was going to be the first time that we did … Read more
Date: June 15th, 2013 Where: Downtown Belleville What: Berrylicious Downtown Belleville 2013 MMM, berries. I love them! Which is why Berrylicious is one of my favourite events of the year in downtown Belleville. Tons of participating restaurants and a pie eating contest. The whole things takes place between 11:00AM and 2:00PM Hope to see you … Read more
We had a great time seeing everybody at the Quinte Home Show this year. Lot’s of great booth and vendors, lot’s of great deals as well. Leslie and I hope to see you all back next year!! Oh and here is our fearless leader Mark Rashotte giving away few prizes!
We had a great time at Sugarbush Vineyard today. Sugarbush made a little path to walk around the grounds and through the sugar bush. All along the trail they had set up trivia questions for us to answer, and even provided a little map so you’d find your back. Very thoughtful! We brought our new … Read more
The official launch to the Belleville Walk A Mile in Her Shoes fund raising event took place yesterday. I’m always proud to be part of this event as a volunteer, and hope to see everyone out there.
The 5th Annual National Garage Sale for Shelter is coming up. Get ready for an incredible day of fun and fundraising that will make a significant difference in the lives of women and children affected by domestic abuse across the country. On Saturday May 11th, we will join together in front of Royal Lepage ProAlliance … Read more